
We've seen these socks in a variety of places recently. Our favorite ones are from Matilda Jane Clothing. As with many things we see from clothing designers, we like to try to make them ourselves, thereby controlling the look and ;) price. With the wide variety of knee socks, lace, buttons available you can be quite creative when creating your own "victorian" socks.
Materials:
1 pair of knee socks
4 ft. (or so) of flat lace (our's is 3" wide)
2 buttons (they need not match)
Materials:
1 pair of knee socks
4 ft. (or so) of flat lace (our's is 3" wide)
2 buttons (they need not match)

hand sewing needle
Directions:
1. Hand wind the elastic thread onto your bobbin. You won't need a full bobbin. Not loose and not tight...
1. Hand wind the elastic thread onto your bobbin. You won't need a full bobbin. Not loose and not tight...

2. With the elastic thread in your bobbin and regular thread in the needle, sew a gathering (long) stitch 1/4-1/2" from the top edge of the lace. Your lace will gather as you sew.

4. With regular thread, hand or machine tack the lace ends together in the middle and at the bottom so that it looks like a continuous circle of lace.

Repeat this with the second sock.
Please share your Victorian sock creations with us via our flickr group. You can find our flickr group and directions for it in the left-hand column of this blog.
Happy Sewing!
Debbie
How fun! I'll be linking to your fun socks!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely - and would make a great gift!
ReplyDelete